Tensions Rise Between the North and the South

When was the Compromise of 1850 proposed?

1849 during the Gold Rush/Mexican War

When was the Fugitive Slave Act proposed?

1850

When did Uncle Tom's Cabin come out?

1852

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do/what was it?

A bill in the Compromise of 1850 meant to help slave owners recapture their runaway slaves. Fugitives could be arrested without a warrant and northerners had to recapture slaves. All people were required to recapture and return slaves. The punishment for harboring slaves was 6 months in jail and $1,000 fine.

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

A bill to try to outlaw slavery in any territory we might acquire from the Mexican War.

Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin written?

A resistance against the Fugitive Slave Act.

Who created the Wilmot Proviso?

David Wilmot of Pennsylvania

How did the Wilmot Proviso impact the US North and South relations?

Divided Congress, led to the creation of the Free-Soil party, made slavery a key issue in politics, southerners fought against the bill.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act impact US relations?

Drew more people to the abolitionist movement and really hurt free blacks because they could be taken accidentally or if they had become free.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist.

Why was the Fugitive Slave Act proposed?

Help slave owners recapture their runaway slaves.

Who created the Fugitive Slave Act?

Henry Clay from Kentucky with help from Stephen A. Douglas

When was the Wilmot Proviso proposed?

In 1846, House passed and Senate defeated, South cut off trade to pressure.

When was the Kansas-Nebraska Act proposed?

In 1854 as sectional tensions were rising.

How did the Kansas Nebraska Act impact US relations?

It destroyed the Missouri Compromise and fiercely angered opponents of slavery. Turned Kansas into a bloodbath.

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

It divided the Nebraska territory into Kansas and Nebraska. Southerners supported because slavery would be open in a place it had been previously closed. Northerners opposed because slavery would be spread.

What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?

It was a novel that talked about the cruelty and dark side of slavery.

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin effect US relations?

It was very popular in the north, Southerners said it showed a false picture of slavery, it encouraged people to join the abolitionist movement. People were very attached to the book, despite that it was fiction.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

It would make CA a free states and slave trade would be abolished in DC. Congress would not pass laws regarding slavery for territories won from Mexico and they would pass a stronger law for slaveowners.

Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Senator Stephen A. Douglas

Why was the Wilmot Proviso proposed?

Northerners thought southerners wanted to extend slavery by taking land from Mexico.

How did the Compromise of 1850 impact US relations?

Sectional tensions continued to rise and some people thought it was going to save the Union.

Who created the Compromise of 1850?

Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky with help from Stephen A. Douglas.

Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act proposed?

To organize the territory and build more railroads. Settlers in each territory would decide upon slavery by popular sovereignty.

Why was the Compromise of 1850 proposed?

To preserve the Union and keep both sides happy, settle the major disagreements of slavery.